[Enemigo]

That's basically how my exhaust is. I bought a 2.5" CAT and straight through muffler. I started at the collector so it's 2.5" from there back.

 

[Enemigo]

You'll want to make sure you leave enough head room to get the O2 sensors in and out. I assume you'd have that much head room anyway since the cat is getting scorching hot.

FYI, the collector is a perfect fit for welding on a 2.5" pipe, so you can just use a 2.5" pipe up to a standard CAT without a Y-pipe at all. That's what I did.

 

[Enemigo]

What kind of power are people getting out of this motor?

 

[Enemigo]

I believe the stock 3400 makes like 180 I can’t remember. I’m sure the stock 3500 make 200 minimum. I think the 3.4 made 160? I have heard the 3.4 with 3400 heads can do about 190 or so on a mild build, on some 3.4’s with 3500 were expecting 250-300, depending on how wild the build. It’s one hell of a v6. Gm is doing amazing things with the 60 degree these days. There’s a version of the equinox that has a 3.6L, and it makes 285hp NA, but it’s VVT. The rest of the VVT is impressive as well, such as the 3500 VVT, and the 3.9L (impala?)....

Thanks, I was just curious because I see it mentioned a lot but never knew. Seems like a pretty good swap for the first gen Troopers.

 

[Enemigo]

I think turning the wheels helps move the tie rod out of the way.

 

[Enemigo]

I feel like a throw out bearing going bad is one of the most common issues with a clutch. It's not terrible to get out if I remember correctly. I think I tried grease and something dumb like wet paper towel and couldn't get it, so I just used a seal puller or screw driver or something and snagged it out of there.

 

[Enemigo]

Why would you let anything slide so far? It costs a lot of money to get professional shop work done, so at a minimum, the work should be professional and what you paid for.

 

[Enemigo]

I need to get a good extractor bit set now.

I've hated every extractor bit I've ever used. Just to set some expectations.